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Both the Met Police and the London Ambulance Service have been approached for more information.

We will be providing live updates on the potential stabbing as we receive them.

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End of live updates

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What we know so far

· Officers from the Met Police attended St James Road, Sutton after reports of a knife-point robbery just after 7pm

· Officers identified a suspect, who ran from police, but was then detained on Sutton High Street

· During the arrest an officer received a stab wound to the leg

· The London Ambulance Service were called to the scene at 7.37pm

· The officer was taken to one of London’s major trauma centres where he remains in a stable condition

· His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening

· A man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH and robbery

· Police are appealing for witnesses

(Image: Paul Martyniuk)

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London Ambulance Service statement

A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service has confirmed the officer was taken to one of London’s major trauma centres.The spokeswoman said: “We were called at 7.37pm today to reports of a stabbing on High Street, Sutton.

“We sent an ambulance crew, a single responder in a car, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer to the scene. “We treated one man at the scene who was taken as a priority to a major trauma centre in London.”

Police officer stabbed

The Met Police has confirmed in a statement that one of its officers was stabbed in the leg whilst attending a knife-point robbery.

A spokesman said: “Police were called shortly before 7pm on Tuesday, January 2 to reports of a knife-point robbery close to St James Road in Sutton.

“Officers attended and spoke with the victim. Officers subsequently identified the suspect who ran from police. He was detained a short time later on High Street.“During the arrest, a police constable sustained a stab wound to his leg. He was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

“His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.“The man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and robbery. He has been taken to a west London police station where he remains in custody.“Anyone who witnessed either the robbery or the stabbing and is yet to speak with officers is asked to contact police via 101.”

20:55

Sutton High Street cordoned off

We have received reports of a “stabbing” taking place in Sutton High Street at around 8pm on Tuesday evening (December 2). A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police has confirmed that part of the High Street has cordoned off and the incident is being investigated. We will bring you live updates as we receive more information.